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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2017054213 · 5/9/2017 · Cruz Contractor LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source
Excavating machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Cruz Contractor LLC
Location
59-30 54th Street, MASPETH, NEW YORK, 11378
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking if there was enough clearance between an excavator and a fence when the excavator operator tried to move the excavator tracks. The excavator bucket moved instead and struck the employee against a trench box. He suffered fractured ribs.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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